Yesterday was a magical stage 18 of the Tour de France and the racers went up the legendary Alpe D’Huez not once, but twice. Boulder, Colorado’s own TJ Van Garderen put in an absolutely brilliant effort, but stopped short with a second place finish. Here is a video of TJ hammering up the Alpe with…
In what seems to be now classic-fashion, Trek has officially launched their first set of 650b mountain bikes. Under the tremendously successful Remedy and Slash platforms, this will be Trek’s take on the now ultra-popular 650b segment. I have always been a big fan of Trek mountain bikes and I’m sure the Remedy and Slash…
Back in mid-May I had the opportunity to spend 7 glorious days on endless miles of singletrack in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. It was my idea of a vacation and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of friends new and old to join me. Here is the first…
Some of the coolest features of this bike is the fact that it can be run as a cross country racer or for agressive trail riding. The bike has a total of 9 different suspension settings, so plenty of customization options.
Life needs to be simpler. That’s a fact. Bikes can help you get there, just try going for a ride in your neighborhood.
If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t know much more about the Tour de France these days other than that Lance Armstrong cheated to win 7 of them. Lance did bring the tour to the spotlight in the US for nearly a decade, but there is a lot more to this race than just…
Back in April I had the opportunity to ride some of the most beautiful and quiet roads in the country in and around Napa County, California. The big ride I did was the Pope Valley Loop starting and ending in downtown St. Helena. The ride climbs high up above the valley floor passing by some…
It’s been nearly 4 years since I’ve taken a vacation so this week will do two things; recharge my batteries by first draining my batteries.
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